... mid-level powers in the Asia-Pacific region also show certain behavioral similarities. The emergence of the “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” with its accompanying ideologemes (such as “rules-based order”) did not coincidentally coincide with a shift ... ... stops in the coastal cities was resumed. In addition to truly consequential
visits
by Ohio-class submarines to the port of Busan, a
Nuclear Consultative Group
was established, primarily to regularly coordinate the details vis-à-vis deterring the North
...
... its direct and portfolio investment in U.S. One could imagine further diversification of India-U.S. economic ties’ formats, including building joint production and R&D chains and other advanced forms of industrial cooperation.
Geopolitically, the Indo-Pacific partnership will go ahead. India has already developed strong political bonds with the United States through an intense bilateral political dialogue at various levels and through several multilateral arrangements. This process will undoubtedly ...
Trade appears to be the weak link in the new multilateral initiative as the U.S. is reluctant to take on clear commitments to open markets
On his visit to Tokyo, U.S. President Joe Biden announced on May 22 the new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity
initiative
, initially made up of 12 of the region’s countries – the United States, Australia, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam....
... be assessed as a pinnacle of this bonding. It would be, however,
premature
to call this accord an alliance, let alone a military one. In the ongoing developments, China, on its part, has been struggling to balance on a fine line between avoiding accusations of directly
helping
Russia and sticking to its commitment that a strategic partnership presupposes.
On the conceptual level, neither Russia nor China accept the Indo-Pacific framing used by some regional powers (Australia, Japan and India in the first place), as well as European countries and—naturally—the U.S. Same applies to ideologemes such as “rules-based order” or, in particular, “Free and Open ...
The West’s anti-China rhetoric and the idea of mounting NATO presence in the Indo-Pacific meet with a critical reception from most Asian states
As the ideological schism in today’s world deepens, the leaders of the liberal camp are ramping up their activities in the regions they have not paid much attention to before. The ...
... sanctions, although this instrument is still present in China’s foreign policy toolbox as has been demonstrated by Beijing’s refusal to purchase Australian coal. It should also be noted that Moscow is forced to reckon with Washington’s significant influence ... ... lend each other a helping hand: New Delhi could do so in the India–U.S.–Russia triangle to become Moscow’s guide in the Indo-Pacific, while Moscow could do so in the Russia–China–India triangle by advancing the involvement of the other two in ...
... become an Asian equivalent of NATO, with more countries joining, from Canada and New Zealand to Japan and South Korea, and eventually even India and Vietnam. These predictions have unsurprisingly elicited concern in Russia.
Céline Pajon:
AUKUS, the Indo-Pacific, and France’s Role: Fluctuat nec Mergiturl
Yet they are unlikely to come true. Countries like South Korea and India have no desire to join a multilateral military alliance that could jeopardize their relations with other countries. In any ...
... the Green Continent is a place remote from other regions that are typically of interest to the general public. But the importance of what happened on September, 15 can hardly be overestimated. Perhaps, it will come to be a historic milestone for the Indo-Pacific region and the new Cold War, now waged between Washington and Beijing. Joe Biden, Boris Johnson and Scott Morrison, the leaders of the U.S., the UK and Australia, made a joint statement where they announced a new security partnership between ...
... this technology is another story). Instead, it went to the U.S. and UK to seek an alternative, without consideration for Paris that is now feeling the burn of deception and duplicity. This comes on top of significant economic losses, with impact on thousands of jobs in France.
Andrey Gubin:
The Indo-Pacific Conundrum: Why U.S. Plans Are Destined to Fail
The ire is even more acute vis à vis the American ally. Striking the AUKUS deal and accepting to sell SSN to Australia is a pure
realpolitik
move. The Biden administration has so far demonstrated ...
The factors driving the Indo-Pacific strategy forward are clearly stronger than the constraints
After the U.S. has put forward its Asia-Pacific strategy in 2017, many commentators believed that the concept was artificial and lacking in political foundation, concluding therefore ...
